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| An all-equity firm is considering the following projects: |
| Project | Beta | IRR | |||
| W | .80 | 9.3 | % | ||
| X | .90 | 11.4 | |||
| Y | 1.10 | 12.1 | |||
| Z | 1.35 | 15.1 | |||
| The T-bill rate is 4 percent, and the expected return on the market is 12 percent. |
| a. | Which projects have a higher expected return than the firm’s 12 percent cost of capital? |
| b. | Which projects should be accepted? |
| c. |
Which projects will be incorrectly accepted/rejected or correctly accepted/rejected if the firm's overall cost of capital were used as a hurdle rate? |